Judges 9:42
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
Judges 9:42 in other translations
| BSB | The next day the people of Shechem went out into the fields, and this was reported to Abimelech. |
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| WEB | On the next day, the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech. |
| ASV | And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech. |
| YLT | And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the people go out to the field, and they declare it to Abimelech, |
| DARBY | And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech. |
| BBE | Now the day after, the people went out into the fields; and news of it came to Abimelech. |
| Webster | And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech. |
What does Judges 9:42 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 9:28-45
28-45. would to God this people were under my hand--He seems to have been a boastful, impudent, and cowardly person, totally unfit to be a leader in a revolutionary crisis. The consequence was that he allowed himself to be drawn into an ambush, was defeated, the city of Shechem destroyed and strewn with salt. The people took refuge in the stronghold, which was set on fire, and all in it perished.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 9:30-49
Abimelech intended to punish the Schechemites for slighting him now, but God punished them for their serving him formerly in the murder of Gideon's sons. When God uses men as instruments in his hand to do his work, he means one thing, and they another. That, which they hoped would have been for their welfare, proved a snare and a trap, as those will certainly find, who run to idols for shelter; such will prove a…
Judges 9:42 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Judges 9:41
And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
- Judges 9:42
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
- Judges 9:43
And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.
Judges 9:42 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y aconteció al siguiente día, que el pueblo salió al campo: y fué dado aviso á Abimelech. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arriva le lendemain que le peuple sortit dans la campagne; et cela fut rapporté à Abimélec. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah am anderen Tage, da ging das Volk aufs Feld hinaus; und man berichtete es dem Abimelech. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sequenti ergo die, egressus est populus in campum. Quod cum nuntiatum esset Abimelech, |